50-Foot Sperm Whale Washed Ashore in Pacifica I Exploratorium
1,628 views · Published 17 April 2015 · 1:31 · Indexed 19 October 2026
Channel: Exploratorium · 2015 · Education
Warning: This video contains graphic content. A decomposing, nearly 50-foot sperm whale washed up on a beach in Pacifica on Tuesday. The Exploratorium sent a small team down to the beach to investigate this tragic event. The details of the whale's untimely demise is still being investigated by researchers at the Marine Mammal Center and the California Academy of Sciences. Although the cause of death of this mammal is still a mystery, this didn't stop "citizen scientists" from engaging in their own investigation. Join in the conversation and formulate your own hypothesis. We'll be following the development of this story as the facts unfold. Stay tuned!
